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| 8613055985 | papallelism | using same grammatical structure for similar items (schemes involving balance) "he likes to swim, read, and meditate" | 0 | |
| 8613077123 | anthesis | when parallelism is used to juxtapose words, phrases, or clauses that contrast (schemes involving balance) "place your virtues on a pedestal; place your vices under a rock" | 1 | |
| 8613097397 | antimetabole | a scheme similar to antithesis in which words are repeated in different grammatical forms (schemes involving balance) "ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country" | 2 | |
| 8613108190 | chiasmus | used interchangeably with 'antimetabole': a scheme similar to antithesis in which words are repeated in different grammatical forms (schemes involving balance) | 3 | |
| 8613118636 | parenthesis | insertion of a material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence (schemes involving interruption) "the woman (actually my sister) screamed at us to leave" | 4 | |
| 8613139908 | appositive | words a writer uses to interrupt the sentence to provide necessary on the spot information (schemes involving interruption) "my guest, the national tennis champion, naturally beat me 6-0" | 5 | |
| 8613151472 | aphorism | a short saying embodying a general truth or astute observation (schemes involving interruption) "no pain without gains" | 6 | |
| 8613163112 | anecdote | short account of an event or incident told for a specific reason (schemes involving interruption) | 7 | |
| 8613170018 | digression/ aside | temporary departure from the topic (schemes involving interruption) | 8 | |
| 8613171216 | ellipse | any omission of words the meaning of which is provided by the overall content of the passage (schemes involving omission) "in a hockey game if you pass the puck to the wing, and he to you, then you can score" (omits the word 'passes') | 9 | |
| 8613185199 | anaphora | repetition at beginning of successive sentences (schemes involving repetition) | 10 | |
| 8613198536 | epistrophe | repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses (schemes involving repetition) "i thought like an athlete; i trained like an athlete; i ate like an athlete" | 11 | |
| 8613207050 | alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (schemes involving repetition) "a strenuous, satisfying sport" | 12 | |
| 8613214206 | assonance | repetition of a vowel sound in words that don't rhyme (schemes involving repetition) "a kind, reliable, right minded man" | 13 | |
| 8613219353 | anadiplosis | repetition of the last words pf one clause at the beginning of the following clause (schemes involving repetition) "mental preparation leads to training; training builds muscle; muscle produces excellence" | 14 | |
| 8613229566 | climax | repetition of words, phrases, or clauses in order of importance (schemes involving repetition) "excellent athletes need to be respectful of themselves, their teammates, their schools, and their communities" | 15 | |
| 8613242618 | tauntology | needless repetition that adds nothing to meaning (schemes involving repetition) "widow woman, free gift" | 16 | |
| 8613247723 | allusion | an unexplained reference to literature, mythology, or religion (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "here's to the red, white, and blue" | 17 | |
| 8613261426 | analogy | extended comparison of two dissimilar things for special effect, such as the heart to a pump (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) | 18 | |
| 8613265357 | epithet | adjective or phrase applied to a person or thing to emphasize a quality of attribute (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "richard the lion-hearted" | 19 | |
| 8613272750 | metaphor | comparison between 2 dissimilar things not using like or as (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "making these flash cards is hell" | 20 | |
| 8613276940 | simile | a comparison using like or as (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "making these flash cards is as boring as watching paint dry" | 21 | |
| 8613285844 | metanymy | an entity is referred to beyond its attributes (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "the white house announces..." | 22 | |
| 8613292648 | synecdoche | a part of something used to refer to the whole (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "i have a new set of wheels" | 23 | |
| 8613296161 | personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "these flashcards passed my midterm for me" | 24 | |
| 8613305677 | apostrophe | 'a type of personification' the act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person, object, or abstraction (tropes- any artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or idea is expressed) "where is deaths sting" | 25 | |
| 8613312997 | antonomasia | 'aka periphrasis' use of a descriptive word or phrase to refer to a proper noun (substitutions) "big apple for NYC" | 26 | |
| 8613322446 | euphemism | language used to substitute for words that may be found offensive or upsetting (substitutions) "he passed on (instead of 'died')" | 27 | |
| 8613329271 | pun | play on words, usually for humorous effect (wordplays) | 28 | |
| 8613349448 | onomatopoeia | sounds referring to a meaning (wordplays) "tick tock; bang; splat" | 29 | |
| 8613354976 | zeugma | a single word connects two unrelated words (wordplays) "he stole my heart and my car that fateful night" | 30 | |
| 8613358826 | hyperbole | on overstatement (overstatement/ understatement) "i ate so much i gained 50 pounds" | 31 | |
| 8613365987 | litotes | an understatement (overstatement/ understatement) "my parents were not pleased when i arrived home two hours past my curfew" | 32 | |
| 8613374560 | rhetorical question | question without an answer but to move forward in the development of an idea (semantic inversions) " | 33 | |
| 8613382763 | irony | words intending the opposite of what is meant (semantic inversions) "thats a great diet '@someone eating cake'" | 34 | |
| 8613388146 | oxymoron | words placed near each other that have contradictory meanings (semantic inversions) "tough love; jumbo shrimp; pretty ugly" | 35 | |
| 8613393702 | paradox | seemingly self-contradictory statement that also makes sense (semantic inversions) "children are the poor persons wealth" | 36 |
